Year Four - Birch and Hazel
Spring 1
This half term Year 4 have been reading and studying Why the Whales came by Michael Morpurgo. We have also looked at different poems, based on Mythology and Africa. The children researched and wrote their own poem about Africa.
In Maths we have focused on Fractions before moving onto time. The whole topic was based on Units of Measurement. We have looked at both the 12 hour and 24-hour clock.
We have looked at the Digestive system in Science lessons under the topic of Animals, including Humans. We then started looking at ‘Being Green’ and re-cycling. This lead to some very interesting discussions about being sustainable. We also studied the Victorian Era in History and places of Worship in RE.
Year 4 Autumn 2
This half term Year 4 have been reading the Ancient Greek Myth Perseus and Medusa. This linked to our history topic of Ancient Greece. This led to an interesting discussion of Bravery and what it means to be a hero.
In English we began the half-term analysing poetry – and looking at 2 Japanese style of poetry including Haiku’s and Tanka’s. We also linked with our history topic of Greece and looked at Persuasive language and the students wrote a leaflet about advertising a trip to Greece. The students used excellent persuasive language and descriptive vocabulary such as the rule of 3 and Alliteration.
In Science we have been learning about electricity, about how it is sourced and looked at renewable energy vs non-renewable energy. We also did an experiment of creating our own circuits and looked at how they work and why they wouldn’t work without certain parts of the circuit.
The students have been participating around the school and outside the school, with some students taking part in Netball. The carol concert was an over whelming success, and a special mention to our readers and performers.
On behalf of Year 4, I would like to wish you a very restful holiday period and a happy new year.